Contents
The machinery of decision-making
The use of the Armed Forces and volunteers
Conclusions and recommendations
Recommendations and lessons learned
3 Lockdowns and social distancing
The initial policy: flattening the peak
Reasons for the delay in full lockdown
Was there sufficient challenge to scientific advice during the first weeks?
The influence of modelling during the pandemic
Assumptions about behavioural compliance
Was scientific advice sufficiently internationally diverse?
Local lockdowns: the tier system
Public health messaging and communication
Conclusions and recommendations
Recommendations and lessons learned
Consequences of abandoning testing in the community
100,000 tests a day target introduced by Secretary of State
“World-beating” systems and moonshots
The testing shortages of Autumn
The role of Test and Trace in autumn lockdowns
Compliance with self-isolation
The organisation of Test and Trace
Conclusions and recommendations
Recommendations and lessons learned
Impact of the pandemic in social care
Discharge of patients to care homes during the first wave
Infection prevention and control
Visits in residential care settings
Underlying challenges facing the care sector
Conclusions and recommendations
Recommendations and lessons learned
Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities
People with learning disabilities
Conclusions and recommendations
Recommendations and lessons learned
Discovering a covid-19 vaccine
Trials and regulatory approval
Global distribution of vaccines
How could things be done better?
Conclusions and recommendations
Recommendations and lessons to be learned
Conclusions and recommendations
List of Reports from the Health and Social Care Committee during the current Parliament
List of Reports from the Science and Technology Committee during the current Parliament
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